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1. Ibaloi Mummy, Ibaloi, Philippines, ca A.D. 1500
2. Head Effigy Pot, Mississippian, United States, A.D. 1350-1550
3. Hollow Ceramic Figurines, Western Shaft Tomb, Mexico, 100 B.C.-A.D. 400
4. Iron Age Mummy, Pazyryk, Russia, Fourth to Third centuries B.C.
5. Tarim Basin Mummy, Unknown Culture, Tarim Basin China, 1000-600 B.C.
For more details on each specimen: Archaeology.org
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As you may have noticed the big exhibition on at the moment at the British Museum is the one on Pompeii. Having recently visited it I’d say it was good, if not a little crowded (particularly when the...
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April 2, 1805: Author Hans Christian Andersen is Born
On this day in 1805, author Hans Christian Andersen was born in Denmark. His most famous works include The Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, and The Emperor’s New Clothes.
Experience Hans Christian Andersen’s haunting tale of love with Great Performances’ “The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet.”
Images clockwise from top: 1836 painting of Hans Christian Andersen by Christian Albrecht Jensen, “The Princess and the Pea” illustration by Edmund Dulac, “The Emperor’s New Clothes” illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen, “The Little Mermaid” illustration by Edmund Dulac, and “Thumbelina” illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen.
